Paulo Sérgio (footballer, born 1989)
Brazilian footballer
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Paulo Sérgio Luiz de Souza or simply Paulo Sérgio (born 11 June 1989), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Náutico.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Paulo Sérgio Luiz de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro , Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Náutico | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Flamengo | 32 | (4) |
| 2009 | → Figueirense (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → Estoril (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Náutico (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Operário | 8 | (8) |
| 2013 | → Paraná (loan) | 22 | (6) |
| 2014 | → Avaí (loan) | 22 | (6) |
| 2015 | Dubai SC | ||
| 2015 | Criciúma | 20 | (2) |
| 2016 | Daegu FC | 33 | (17) |
| 2017 | Seongnam FC | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Fortaleza | 12 | (2) |
| 2018 | Al-Qadisiyah FC | 7 | (1) |
| 2019 | Juventude | 12 | (1) |
| 2020 | FC Cascavel | 6 | (4) |
| 2020 | ABC | 11 | (10) |
| 2020 | CSA | 27 | (10) |
| 2021–2021 | Ponte Preta | 18 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Operário Ferroviário | 65 | (19) |
| 2023 | Santo André | 3 | (1) |
| 2023 | Al-Merrikh SC | 6 | (3) |
| 2023 | ABC | 18 | (4) |
| 2024– | Náutico | 65 | (33) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 January 2026 | |||
Career
Flamengo
Paulo Sérgio made his professional Brazilian Série A debut for Flamengo in a 4–2 home defeat to Palmeiras on 13 May 2007.[1] He scored first his professional goal for Flamengo in a 2–2 home draw with Botafogo in the Brazilian Série A on 27 May 2007.[2]
Figueirense
On 26 May 2009, Flamengo loaned Paulo Sérgio to Figueirense, to play in the Brazilian Série B.[3] He had 17 appearances and 3 goals in his loan spell.
Americano
On 26 January 2010, Paulo Sérgio was loaned to Americano to play on the 2010 Rio de Janeiro State League,[4] but he refused to be loaned out and decided to stay with Flamengo.
Return and loan again
In the first game back in the team, scored the winning goal against Botafogo 1–0. However, even after scoring that goal was loaned again, this time for Estoril.
Operário
On 27 February 2013, Paulo Sérgio signed for Operário.[5]
Seongnam FC
On 21 December 2016, Seongnam FC revealed the newest signing, Paulo.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2007 | Série A | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||||
| 2008 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 2009 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2010 | Série A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 2012 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| Figueirense (loan) | 2009 | Série B | 17 | 3 | 17 | 3 | ||||||||
| Estoril (loan) | 2010–11 | Liga de Honra | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||||
| Náutico (loan) | 2011 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Seongnam FC | 2017 | K League 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career total | 52 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 10 | ||
- Includes Copa do Brasil, Taça da Liga.
- Includes Taça de Portugal.
- Appearance in Copa Libertadores
Honours
- Flamengo youth
- Campeonato Carioca de Juvenis: 2006
- Campeonato Carioca de Juniores: 2007
- Taça Guanabara: 2007, 2008
- Taça Rio: 2009
- Rio de Janeiro State League: 2007, 2008, 2009